Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Crest of York St John College
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Viking Male Grooming
- Constantius Chlorus
- The 1190 Massacre
- Judges Lodging
- Dick Turpin
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York Union Gas Works
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- George Leeman
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Ripon College for Women
- Jubbergate
- York Art Gallery
- Walmgate Bar